Joel Parkinson is the new ASP Champion. Congratulations go out to him. Unfortunately, Kelly Slater was eliminated in the semi-finals at the Billabong Pipeline Masters. Parko will surf against Josh Kerr in the finals in about 20 minutes (its currently 3:00pm Hawaiin time as I write this), but regardless of the outcome, Parkinson is the champ. Kelly Slater will have to settle for being #1 in the Surfer Poll awards this year. Lets hope we him do 1 more year on tour.